Galio vs Nautilus — Support Matchup Guide

How to win lane as Galio against Nautilus · 54.77% win rate over 1,121 Emerald+ games · Updated 2026-07-27

Verdict: Winnable despite the lane — Nautilus owns 5 of the 7 game windows to Galio's 2, yet the win rate favours Galio: survive their windows and the game is yours. Galio wins 54.77% of games vs Nautilus in support (1,121 Emerald+ games analysed).

Favour timeline — who owns each window

StageFavouredWhy
Level 1NautilusNautilus's Dredge Line + passive root chains enough CC to win the level-1 all-in.
Level 2NautilusAt 2 his hook-into-root lets his ADC free-hit for a kill.
Level 3NautilusAt 3 his chain CC still out-locks anything you can answer.
Levels 4-5NautilusThrough 4 his Dredge Line and Riptide keep you pinned and behind.
Level 6GalioAt 6 Hero's Entrance flashes past his hook to dive the carry, flipping the fight.
First itemNautilusWith first item his Depth Charge-hook chain re-locks your engage, favouring him.
Two+ itemsGalioAt 2+ items your AoE knock-up and W out-scale his single-target lockdown.

Early game (levels 1–5)

Levels 1-4 are Nautilus's kingdom: Dredge Line hooks you or your ADC into a passive-root chain that his carry converts to a kill, so play back, block his hook with W Shield of Durand or a minion, and refuse to face-check brush where his Q lands for free.

Read the rest of this matchup

The full Galio vs Nautilus report continues with the mid-game plan, the late-game and teamfight plan, every power spike to play around, and the win conditions for both sides — plus cooldown tracking and the live enemy-jungle tracker inside the app.

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